Amy FitzGerald, LCSW - Therapist in North Carolina

About Amy

Amy FitzGerald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma. She works with people who want clearer boundaries, steadier mood, and more satisfying relationships. Her style is practical and down-to-earth, with short-term goals and real tools you can use between sessions.

Amy brings 14 years of clinical experience to her practice. She trained at the master's level in social work and has pursued advanced study in yoga, meditation, and trauma-informed practices.

Background and approach

She combines talk therapy with body-centered techniques when helpful, so emotions and physical reactions are both part of the work. Sessions are collaborative. Amy treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps set steps that feel manageable.

She often uses skills from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help with unhelpful thoughts and avoidance. She also draws on mindfulness and somatic methods to reduce physical tension and increase present-moment awareness. Amy offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and focuses on what will make daily life better.

Her approach suits people who want concrete tools for stress, parenting struggles, identity questions, or career-related stress. She adapts interventions to match values and immediate needs. If someone prefers a mix of talk and body-based work, Amy can weave both into sessions.

She aims to help clients leave each session with one or two clear things to try before the next meeting.

Approaches that translate to online care

Amy often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. ACT focuses on helping people notice what matters most to them and take small, values-based steps even when feelings are uncomfortable. CBT helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and practice new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress.

She also uses mindfulness and somatic techniques to help people reconnect with the body and calm physical tension. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention skills to reduce reactivity. Somatic work includes small body-based exercises that can ease anxiety and ground someone in the present moment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amy collaborates with each client to choose and adjust methods based on their goals, comfort, and day-to-day needs. She frames therapy as a team effort so clients can try techniques and see what helps.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family schedules, manage childcare needs, and continue work during life transitions. The variety of formats lets clients practice therapy skills in the settings where they live and cope, and sessions can be adapted to suit each person’s routine and preferences.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

Amy works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, grief, trauma and related concerns such as ADHD, relationship issues, and LGBTQ matters.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She uses a client-centered, goal-oriented style that mixes talk therapy with body-based techniques when appropriate.

What is her clinical background?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of clinical experience and advanced study in yoga, meditation, and trauma-informed practices.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds the NC LCSW license number C012547 and practices in North Carolina.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 14 years
Licensed: North Carolina
Languages: English

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